28 July 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Ballachrink Croft, Ballacorey Road, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4aw
The site is an unoccupied two-storey cottage on the southern side of Ballacorey Road in Bride, surrounded by agricultural fields to the south and west, and a residential property to the east, in an unzoned countryside area.
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The officer determined the proposed dwelling represented a significant 95% increase in footprint (from 76.96 sq m to 155.75 sq m) and 125% increase in floorspace (from 138.6 sq m to 311.5 sq m), excee…
Planning Circular 1/88 Residential Housing in the Country
Requires examination of replacement dwellings involving significant size increases; proposals creating detrimental visual impact discouraged. Officer assessed the 95% footprint and 125% floorspace increases as disproportionate, introducing large intrusive development in countryside.
Planning Circular 3/91 'Guide to the Design of Residential Development in the Countryside'
Guide to Design of Residential Development in the Countryside; replacement dwellings should accord in scale, form, depth, size, height. Proposal's greater dimensions failed this test, appearing obtrusive in prominent location.
Do not oppose subject to imposition of visibility splay condition of 2m x 54m
Smoke detection recommended
Multiple consultees responded to application 06/00114/B for erection of a dwelling to replace existing cottage at Ballachrink Croft, Ballacorey Road, Bride, with Highways and Fire Services raising no objection subject to conditions, Bride Parish refusing due to site size and scale issues, and SPMC&E offering no formal view.
Key concern: The site is far too small for the proposed property and altogether not in keeping with the surrounding area
Department of Transport Highway Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo Not Oppose subject to the imposition of the following condition; An 85 percentile speed of upto 40 mph was used to assess this application
Conditions requested: Visibility splays of 2.0 metres by 54 metres are required to serve the needs of this development
Bride Parish Commissioners
ObjectionBride Parish Commissioners have **REFUSED** the Following Application for Planning; 06/00114 Ballacrink Croft - Mr & Mrs Morris
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionThe installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended
Conditions requested: The installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
SPMC&E
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